Bridges, bike lanes, electric car chargers and more: 5 essential reads on the infrastructure bill

What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.

Jennifer Weeks, Senior Environment + Energy Editor, The Conversation • conversation
Nov. 8, 2021 ~7 min

Climate change is a justice issue – these 6 charts show why

Understanding where emissions come from is only one part of the climate justice dilemma.

Sonja Klinsky, Associate Professor and Senior Global Futures Scientist, Arizona State University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2021 ~9 min


Why banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa isn't a climate solution

Major international donors, including the US, China and UK, are pledging to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, but they aren’t making the equivalent cuts at home.

Morgan Bazilian, Professor of Public Policy and Director, Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines • conversation
Oct. 14, 2021 ~9 min

Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply lower limits

The new global air quality guidelines are the World Health Organization’s first update since 2005. Scientists know far more now about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.

Laura Corlin, Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University • conversation
Sept. 22, 2021 ~8 min

Are COVID-19 boosters ethical, with half the world waiting for a first shot? A bioethicist weighs in

Scientists debate the medical benefits of booster shots. But there’s another aspect to consider: bioethics.

Nancy S. Jecker, Professor of Bioethics and Humanities, School of Medicine, University of Washington • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 ~8 min

Sustainability must start with universities if the fashion industry is to change

More and more students want their universities to lead the way on sustainability issues. But are institutions doing enough to produce industry leaders who can meet that challenge?

Natascha Radclyffe-Thomas, Professor of Marketing and Sustainable Business at the British School of Fashion (GCU London), Glasgow Caledonian University • conversation
Sept. 17, 2021 ~8 min

Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic

While the food insecurity rate held steady in 2020, the racial hunger gap increased.

Craig Gundersen, Professor of Economics, Baylor University • conversation
Sept. 8, 2021 ~4 min

Removing urban highways can improve neighborhoods blighted by decades of racist policies

Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.

Julian Agyeman, Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning, Tufts University • conversation
Sept. 7, 2021 ~9 min


Why the UK's unfair energy market is unlikely to spearhead a green transition

The cost of decarbonising the UK’s energy system is falling disproportionately on the poorest.

Lee Towers, PhD Candidate in Energy and Politics, University of Brighton • conversation
Aug. 5, 2021 ~7 min

Global herd immunity remains out of reach because of inequitable vaccine distribution – 99% of people in poor countries are unvaccinated

The high costs of the world's colossally unequal COVID-19 immunization rates.

Maria De Jesus, Associate Professor and Research Fellow at the Center on Health, Risk, and Society, American University School of International Service • conversation
June 22, 2021 ~9 min

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